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Top 5 Actors of all time

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I assume you mean by acting ability. In no particular order:

- Tom Hanks
- Kevin Spacey
- Ed Harris
- Robert De Niro
- Sean Connery

Damn, it's really hard to confine the list to 5. There are a lot of deserving names I want to throw in there.
 
FootNinja said:
Was a bit hesitant to make such a generic thread, but I'm genuinely curious about what these list's will look like.


In no particular order I would have to say

Bruce Willis
Brad Pitt
Samuel L Jackson
Jim Carrey
Edward Norton
Shia Lebeouf

Just so happens that my top 5 are still alive, and one of which might not be considered a great to most.
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This is like.. my anti-list.
 
DevelopmentArrested said:
Don't throw Hayden Christensen in with those bad actors. His performance in Jumper was earth-shattering.
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Paul Walker is pretty good in roles where he isn't a lover boy or a racer.

See movies like Running Scared and Joy Ride.
 
sub_zer0 said:
/thread.

The man was a genius and borderline insane.
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Hilarious too. Aguirre...when he throws the monkeys.

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:lol
 
All time is incredibly tough...

Charlton Heston
Paul Newman
Al Pacino
Carry Grant
James Stewart

Such a tough list to make, but PantherLotus has the right idea and I agree with his list completely.
 
Clint Eastwood - The best there is, the best there was and the best there will ever be.
Johnny Depp
Morgan Freeman
Harrison Ford
Henry Fonda
 
1. Daniel Day Lewis, One of the best...there is no question. Even with shit scripts he does wonders.

2. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. Fantastic actor and has been in so many great films and preformed so many great roles. I'll say he also probably has one of the greatest filmography of all time.

3. Forrest Whitaker, I'll say this, He's not very good at picking roles. But he is fantastic at becoming any type of character the role needs.

4. Robert De Niro, The least versatile on my list and definitely type casts like many others. But he just brings such a great presence to any film. It's wonderful.

5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, This man do it all. Comedy, action, drama, etc. Him and Whitaker are the two I can watch something without ever realizing it was them till the credits role.

I also want to tip my hat to these two awesome Western Stars
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood

We need more Westerns <3
 
I hope we all remember to keep in mind these are our own opinions :p

Anyhoo:


5) Edward Norton, youngest on the list. Has amazing breadth and scope.
4) John Cusack, My favorite actor. Not the best, but he's my favorite and again, has great scope)
3) Cloris Leachman, hottie in the 50s, hilarious in her 50s and just as sharp in her 80s.
2) Anne Bancroft, Sexy Milf in The Graduate, graceful and funny in her later years. Awesome wife to Mel Brooks and without her we'd never have Max Brooks. I'd maybe tie this with Anthony Perkins. He was a pretty awesome dude and he got to bang Rock Hudson as well as do many many many versatile roles.

And my #1:

Jimmy Stewart. Nobody else in the history of acting can someone be a gee shucks feller ala Harvey or a hardened badass ala Flight of the Phoenix. A really great flick he did in the 30's called After the Thin Man where he played a supporting role showed he could even balance the two, where he played the sympathetic everyman and ended up being exposed as the villain in the story.

And who could forget Vertigo, Wyatt Earp, It's a Wonderful Life, a CLOWN of all things in The Greatest Show on Earth, Glen Miller Story and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.


Honorable Mention: Ernest Borgnine. The fucker is awesome. Don't forget this dude wone a fucking Oscar. The man is so versatile even though he's always the same guy be it McHales Navy or Airwolf on tv or winning said Oscar in Marty or playing the campy doofus in Flight of the Phoenix. The man was in BASEKETBALL for fucks sake. He also said he wants to act in at least 1000 movies before he kicks the bucket. The man is a god. Seriously.
 
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT


The lists in this thread are hurting my fucking head. I'm not going to come back in and I bet you guys wont miss me. Have fun fellating yourselves with crappy lists. James Franco? Mathew Perry? Shia? Jesus Christ.
 
My favorites:

Male Actors in alphabetical
Al Pachino
Harrison Ford
Humphry Bogart
Jimmy Stewart
Johnny Depp
Marlon Brando
Mel Gibson
Tom Hanks

Female Actors in alphabetical
Cate Blanchett
Ingrid Bergman
Jodie Foster
Julianne Moore
Lauren Bacall
Meryl Streep
Natalie Portman

Favorite Directors in alphabetical
Alfred Hitchcock
Ethan/Joel Coen
Francis Ford Coppola
Frank Capra
Peter Jackson
Stanley Kubrick
Steven Spielberg
Tim Burton
 
Game-Biz said:
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT


The lists in this thread are hurting my fucking head. I'm not going to come back in and I bet you guys wont miss me. Have fun fellating yourselves with crappy lists. James Franco? Mathew Perry? Shia? Jesus Christ.
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make sure the door ht you on your way out.
 
Game-Biz said:
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

The lists in this thread are hurting my fucking head. I'm not going to come back in and I bet you guys wont miss me. Have fun fellating yourselves with crappy lists. James Franco? Mathew Perry? Shia? Jesus Christ.
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What a douche move. People can like different things than you. Not everybody will like my list but I'd at least hope they can respect my opinion and I'll definitely return the courtesy. C'mon, quit being so childish. If it makes you feel better, a lot of the lists are jokes. Why don't you just think of the ones that piss you off as joke posts and be done with it.
 
Shia Lebouf? Holy shit dude he's not even the best actor of the month, I could name 10 actors who have made movies since TF2 that are a better actor than Shia.

No no no no no no dude, you're just wrong.

Also, :lol @ "all time"

My list, not in order, parenthesis are movies they've been in where i really like their character:

- Johnny Depp (Blow, Donnie Brasco)
- Leonardo Dicaprio (Blood Diamonds, Catch me if you Can)
- Kevin Spacey (Usual Suspects, Seven)
- Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Seven, Burn After Reading)
- I dunno, maybe Robert Downy Jr (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tropic Thunder :lol)

There were others that came to mind, like Al Pacino for example. He's such an amazing actor but has zero range whatsover. Same goes with Robert Deniro and Ray Liota.
 
1.) Daniel Day Lewis

No particular order:

2.) Phillip Seymour Hoffman

3.) Ian McShane

4.) Russell Crowe

5.) Robert Downey Jr.

Others that I would accept a case to be in the top 5

Javier Bardem
Don Cheadle
Kevin Spacey
William Hurt
Robert Deniro
Al Pacino
Matt Damon
Heath Ledger
Leonardo Dicaprio
Edward Norton
Gary Oldman
Ralph Fiennes
Chris Cooper
Forest Whittaker
Nick Nolte
Johnny Depp
Tim Roth

I guees I never realized how many good actors there are out there. And this is really only the modern era. I can even think of guys like William H Macy, Will Smith, Clint Eastwood and Djimon Hounsou that deserve to be in consideration.
 
koam said:
Shia Lebouf? Holy shit dude he's not even the best actor of the month, I could name 10 actors who have made movies since TF2 that are a better actor than Shia.

No no no no no no dude, you're just wrong.

Also, :lol @ "all time"
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If this is directed at me, Shia is not really on my list. If you scroll down a bit you can see which post made me add him.
 
Game-Biz said:
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT


The lists in this thread are hurting my fucking head. I'm not going to come back in and I bet you guys wont miss me. Have fun fellating yourselves with crappy lists. James Franco? Mathew Perry? Shia? Jesus Christ.
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Too elitist to get the joke, I see.
 
In no particular order:

Marlon Brando
Clint Eastwood
Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Ian McKellen

These are personal rankings, of course... but I could see all of them being respectable picks at an objective top 5 actors list.
 
FootNinja said:
If this is directed at me, Shia is not really on my list. If you scroll down a bit you can see which post made me add him.
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Yeah i noticed it afterwards. You should move it down a line or two cause people don't read entire threads before posting.
 
lol My "meltdown" was tongue in cheek. Not taking anything personal, of course.:D

My contribution to society:

1. Brando

2. DeNiro

3. Pacino

4. Nicholson

5. Depp
 
Archer said:
Hilarious too. Aguirre...when he throws the monkeys.
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What is hilarious is the man's determination for his work, and what occurred to anyone that happened to slow or deter him. So many stories about the shooting of Aguirre; but i dont think anything topped this for me:

On one occasion, irritated by the noise from a hut where cast and crew were playing cards, the explosive Kinski fired three gunshots at it, blowing the top joint off one extra's finger. Subsequently, Kinski started leaving the jungle location (over Herzog's refusal to fire a sound assistant), only changing his mind after Herzog threatened to shoot first Kinski and then himself
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1. Al Pacino (Loved him in Serpico and Heat, but recent performances dont hold up)
2. Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Heat and recently in Stardust)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Love the range of this guy, recently loved him in Synecdoche, NY)
4. Ed Norton (American History X, 25th Hour, Fight Club)
5. Daniel Day-Lewis (Only seen There Will Be Blood where he essentially carried the movie, his other movies are on my list to watch)
 
I'm treating this is a personal preference thing, not a serious attempt to nominate the best actors of all time. Feel free to laugh at all my choices
except for Depp
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Top 5 Actors
1. Johnny Depp
2. Ian McKellen
3. Daniel Day-Lewis
4. Al Pacino
5. Robert DeNiro

Other Favorite Actors
Marlon Brando
Christopher Lee
Anthony Hopkins
Morgan Freeman
Alan Rickman
Liam Neeson
Robert Downey Jr.
Edward Norton
Heath Ledger
Samuel L. Jackson
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Pitt
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Gary Oldman
Clint Eastwood
Ralph Fiennes
Tim Roth
David Carradine
Kevin Spacey
Clive Owen
Paul Giamatti
Djimon Hounsou
William H. Macy
Christopher Walken
George Clooney
Nathan Fillian
Alan Tudyk
Cillian Murphy
Viggo Mortensen
Bruce Willis
John Cleese
Robin Williams
Jim Carrey
Steve Martin
Russell Crowe
Harrison Ford
Ewan McGregor
Michael Caine
John Hurt

Top 5 Actresses
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Tilda Swinton
3. Uma Thurman
4. Meryl Streep
5. Helen Bonham Carter

Other Favorite Actresses
Jodie Foster
Keira Knightley
Gina Torres
Li Gong
Ziyi Zhang
Ashwarya Rai
Christina Ricci
Naomi Harris
Sigourney Weaver
Julianne Moore
Julia Roberts
Cate Blanchett
Natalie Portman
Salma Hayek
Rosario Dawson
 
For me:

1) James Stewart
2) Robert DeNiro
3) Daniel Day-Lewis
4) Tom Hanks (The James Stewart of our era)
5) Brad Pitt (Yes, I legitimately believe him to be one of the best actors, and Fight Club barely even factors into this)
 
If you have Pitt on your list, and I do, you can't not mention Legends of the Fall. That shit was brilliant. Also, honorable mention for the kitchen table scene in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

I'm thinking about copying my list to this page to help inspire the rest of you guys. There's plenty of room for flexibility and people I left off.
 
PantherLotus said:
If you have Pitt on your list, and I do, you can't not mention Legends of the Fall. That shit was brilliant. Also, honorable mention for the kitchen table scene in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
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Seconded on Legends of the Fall. Amazing movie.
 
Updated for fun

Per Era:

Classic:
Humphrey Bogart
Jimmy Stewart
Cary Grant
Gregory Peck
Marlon Brando

Golden Age
Robert Redford
Paul Newman
Jack Nicholson
Sidney Potier

The Bridge
Tom Hanks
Tom Cruise
Denzel Washington
Gene Hackman
Morgan Freeman

Top of the Game
Leo Dicaprio
Brad Pitt
Russel Crowe
Daniel Day-Lewis
Matt Damon

Honorable mentions, all eras:
Lawrence Olvier, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Ed Norton, George Clooney, Ben Kingsly

And Richard Harris as Caesar.
 
I noticed I give equal weight to men that can cry as I do to men that carry that stone-faced determination and will to succeed on screen. Interesting.
 
These lists are so fucking embarrassing. I could travel back in time and rip a loud wet fart in front of my high school crush and be less embarrassed than I am for you people.
 
Meryl Streep will eventually put every guy and gal to shame with her embarrassing stack of nominations and trophies by the time she's done. No one else will even be close.
 
dammitmattt said:
Meryl Streep will eventually put every guy and gal to shame with her embarrassing stack of nominations and trophies by the time she's done. No one else will even be close.
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And the latter half of them will be pity nominations for having to star in drivel with today's worthless starlets.
 
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